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BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR: A barn load of fun (video)

Two-year-old EmmaRae Tanem runs with her horse, Maggie, with a little help from sister Alexis Booge during the Tiny Tots Horse Show on Thursday at the Beltrami County Fair. (Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer)

Weather watchers know which way the wind blows; Students design experiments and learn about science

Michelle Jipson, camp coordinator for the Storm Chasers Summer Camp, shows students how to make a wind measuring device, or anemometer, out of plastic cups this week at BSU. MALACHI PETERSEN | Bemidji Pioneer

Anishinaabe Sobriety Run starts

Tom Barrett Sr., lead organizer of the 18th Annual Anishinaabe Sobriety Run, runs near the junction of Beltrami County Road 26 and state Highway 89. ​ Maggi Stivers | Bemidji Pioneer
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Crime report for July 30
Sheriff’s Report The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls on Thursday: Warrant 11:44 a.m. A 24-year-old woman was arrested on a warrant and cited following a traffic stop on the 25400 block of Highway 89 NW. Burglary 12:12 p.m. A seasonal cabin...
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The Bemidji Fire Department responded to the following calls on Thursday: 12:20 p.m. Fire investigation on the 400 block of Swenson Road NE.
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The following people were booked into the Beltrami County Jail Wednesday. The charges listed here do not necessarily reflect the nature of the counts that may be levied against them by the Beltrami County Attorney's Office. Celeste Jean Davis, 27 M-SENTENCED-609.52.2(a)(1) COMMITMENT-Theft-Take/Use/Transfer...
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It took until the last week in July to get a week of summer-like weather in the Bemidji area. Surface water temperatures are holding in the low to mid 70s. There is an algae bloom starting to tint the water green in many lakes and reduce the water clarity. Many of the weeds in the...
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(From left) Beltrami County 4-H Ambassadors Taylor Fankhanel and Kylie St. Peter, 4-H Ambassador Advisor Jenna Claypool, Ambassadors Maddie Nelson and Toni Long, and dog show exhibitor Faith Papp-Richards with her yellow Labrador, Hope, discuss plans for the Beltrami County Fair this week. Not pictured are 4-H Ambassadors Daniel Schnackenberg, Olivia Sewall, Erica Winters, Alyssa Koebke, Sarah Bofferding, Elle Sherman, Ryan Speck, Mariah Parks and Cade Haiby. Molly Miron | Special to the Pioneer
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(In front left to right) Sarah Pullins listens to Addie Dauner, who plays Annie, as she sings. Also listening along in the back, from left to right, are Lindsey Hildenbrand, Berit Dybing, Dominica Bernstein, Sofia Hamilton and Carlie Burgoon. “Annie” is the summer season finale for the Paul Bunyan Playhouse. The play opens at 7:30 tonight in the Chief Theater in downtown Bemidji. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

BEMIDJI -- "Leapin' lizards! It's Annie!"

Not to be missed, and billed the world over as one of the most uplifting plays ever onstage, "Annie" opens tonight at 7:30 in ...

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The Pioneer has a new app for iPad users.

BEMIDJI -- Readers of the Pioneer now have one more avenue to get their news. In an exclusive partnership with Lueken's Village Foods, the Pioneer now has an iPad app. ...

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